Apparatus for analyzing radiating electromagnetic wave from multilayer substrate

• US 6,129,459 A
• Filed: 03/23/1998
• Issued: 10/10/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kishimoto, Takeshi, Mukai, Makoto, Ohtsu, Shinichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Teska, Kevin J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAN, THAI Q
• Application Number:
  US09/045,706
• Time in Patent Office: 932 Days
• Field of Search: 395/500.26, 395/500.27, 395/500.23, 395/500.25, 324/260, 324/244, 340/572.1
• US Class Current: 703/5
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 19/28 adapted for measuring in circuits having distributed constants
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0814 Field measurements related to measuring influence on or from apparatus, components or humans EMC, EMI and similar testing in general G01R31/001, e.g. in ESD, EMI, EMC, EMP testing, measuring radiation leakage; detecting presence of micro- or radiowave emitters; dosimetry; testing shielding; measurements related to lightning
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/002 where the device under test is an electronic circuit

Abstract

The electromagnetic field intensity of an electromagnetic wave radiating from a multilayer substrate is correctly computed. A radiating electromagnetic wave analysis apparatus comprises a signal layer electric current distribution computation unit for obtaining the distribution of an electric current flowing through a signal layer in a distributed constant line approximation method or a transmission line analysis method; a multilayer substrate electric current distribution computation unit for computing the distribution of an electric current of an entire multilayer substrate in a moment method based on the distribution of the electric current obtained by the signal layer electric current distribution computation unit; and an electromagnetic field intensity computation unit for computing the electromagnetic field intensity of an electromagnetic wave radiating from a multilayer substrate based on the distribution of the electric current of the entire multilayer substrate computed by the multilayer substrate electric current distribution computation unit. The radiating electromagnetic wave analysis apparatus establishes a modelling method for quantitatively analyzing the state of the electric current flowing through a wave source and load and then flowing into a power supply layer and a ground layer.

Claims

1. A radiating electromagnetic wave analysis apparatus which analyzes an electromagnetic wave radiating from a multilayer substrate, comprising:

signal layer electric current distribution computation means for obtaining distribution of an electric current flowing through a signal layer using a distributed constant line approximation method or a transmission line analysis method, and for generating a model of the multilayer substrate where electric currents, which are obtained by dividing an electric current of a wave source in the signal layer, are respectively inserted between a power supply layer and the signal layer, and between a ground layer and the signal layer as electric sources;

multilayer substrate electric current distribution computation means for computing distribution of an electric current of an entire multilayer substrate, including the power supply layer and the ground layer, in a moment method based on the distribution of the electric current in the signal layer, and the model where the electric current sources are respectively inserted between the power supply layer and the signal layer and between the ground layer and the signal layer; and

radiating electromagnetic field intensity computation means for computing electromagnetic field intensity of an electromagnetic wave radiating from the multilayer substrate based on the distribution of the electric current of the entire multilayer substrate.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said signal layer electric current distribution computation means obtains each electric current source by multiplying an electric current output from an IC driver in the signal layer by a rectangular wave corresponding to a duty ratio for the IC driver in order to divide the electric current of the wave source in the signal layer.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said signal layer electric current distribution computation means performs a Fourier transform on each electric current source obtained by dividing the computed electric current of the wave source, and obtains an influence of a switch of the IC driver in a frequency area.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said signal layer electric current distribution computation means inserts an input impedance from a connection terminal, which links in the multilayer substrate a portion based on the distributed constant line approximation method or the transmission line analysis method to a portion based on the moment method by said multilayer substrate electric current distribution computation means to a load side, and a source of an electric current flowing through the connection terminal into the connection terminal.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said multilayer substrate electric current distribution computation means computes the distribution of an electric current of the entire multilayer substrate by converting electric current for a portion based on the moment method in the multilayer substrate into a voltage source whose internal impedance is almost infinite.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said signal layer electric current distribution computation means replaces both connection terminals with an input impedance and an electric current source, and

the connection terminals link a portion computed based on the distributed constant line approximation method or the transmission line analysis method to a portion computed based on the moment method, wherein said connection terminals represent an input terminal and an output terminal of the distributed constant line.

7. A radiating electromagnetic wave analysis method for analyzing an electromagnetic wave radiating from a multilayer substrate, comprising the steps of:

obtaining distribution of an electric current flowing through a signal layer in a distributed constant line approximation method or a transmission line analysis method;

generating a model of the multilayer substrate where electric currents, which are obtained by dividing an electric current of a wave source in the signal layer, are respectively inserted between a power supply layer and the signal layer, and between a ground layer and the signal layer as electric sources;

computing distribution of an electric current of an entire multilayer substrate, including the power supply layer and the ground layer, in a moment method based on the obtained distribution of the electric current in the signal layer, and the model where the electric current sources are respectively inserted between the power supply layer and the signal layer and between the ground layer and the signal layer; and

computing electromagnetic field intensity of an electromagnetic wave radiating from a multilayer substrate based on the distribution of the electric current of the entire multilayer substrate.

8. A computer-readable storage medium used to direct a computer to perform the steps of:

obtaining distribution of an electric current flowing through a signal layer in a distributed constant line approximation method or a transmission line analysis method;

generating a model of the multilayer substrate where electric currents, which are obtained by dividing an electric current of a wave source in the signal layer, are respectively inserted between a power supply layer and the signal layer, and between a ground layer and the signal layer as electric sources;

computing distribution of an electric current of an entire multilayer substrate, including the power supply layer and the ground layer, in a moment method based on the obtained distribution of the electric current in the signal layer, and the model where the electric current sources are respectively inserted between the power supply layer and the signal layer and between the ground layer and the signal layer; and

computing electromagnetic field intensity of an electromagnetic wave radiating from a multilayer substrate based on the distribution of the electric current of the entire multilayer substrate.

9. A radiating electromagnetic wave analysis method for analyzing an electromagnetic wave radiating from a multilayer substrate comprising at least a power supply layer, a ground layer and a signal layer, comprising the steps of:

computing distribution of an electric current flowing through the signal layer according to a distributed constant line approximation method or a transmission line analysis method;

dividing the electric current flowing through the signal layer at a wave source into an electric current flowing through a portion between the power supply layer and the signal layer, and an electric current flowing through a portion between the ground layer and the signal layer, and inserting the divided electric current as electric current sources of each of the portions;

replacing both connection terminals, which are an input terminal and an output terminal of the distributed constant line, with an input impedance and an electric current source;

computing distribution of an electric current flowing through the multilayer substrate, including the power supply layer and the ground layer, according to a moment method by using the electric current inserted into the portion between the power supply layer and the ground layer and replaced electric current sources and input impedances; and

computing electromagnetic field intensity of an electromagnetic wave radiating from the multilayer substrate based on the distribution of the electric current flowing through the entire multilayer substrate.

10. A computer-readable storage medium used to direct a computer to analyze an electromagnetic wave radiating from a multilayer substrate comprising at least a power supply layer, a ground layer and a signal layer, comprising the steps of:

computing distribution of an electric current flowing through the signal layer according to a distributed constant line approximation method or a transmission line analysis method;

dividing the electric current flowing through the signal layer at a wave source into an electric current flowing through a portion between the power supply layer and the signal layer, and an electric current flowing through a portion between the ground layer and the signal layer, and inserting the divided electric current as electric current sources of each of the portions;

replacing connection terminals, which are an input terminal and an output terminal of the distributed constant line, with an input impedance and an electric current source;

computing distribution of an electric current flowing through the entire multilayer substrate, including the power supply layer and the ground layer, according to a moment method by using the electric current inserted into the portion between the power supply layer and the ground layer and the replaced electric current sources and input impedances; and

computing electromagnetic field intensity of an electromagnetic wave radiating from the multilayer substrate based on the distribution of the electric current flowing through the entire multilayer substrate.